WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator John Hickenlooper and Representatives Joe Neguse and Jeff Hurd to lead 80 of their colleagues in submitting a public comment opposing proposed structural changes to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. The comment was submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its request for public comment on the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the cutting-edge research institution.
The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers underscored concerns about how fragmenting NCAR's capabilities, including divesting its research aircraft or supercomputing center, would affect natio...